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golden hello

noun/ˌɡəʊldən həˈləʊ/

C1CEFR level
65/100Rarity: rare
TechnicalRegister

A substantial sum paid to a new recruit as an inducement to join, often to offset benefits forfeited elsewhere.

The bank dangled a golden hello worth two years' bonus to lure the star analyst from a rival.

Similar: signing bonus

Topic: Human resources in Business English

Rarity runs from 0 (a word everyone knows) to 100 (almost never seen outside specialist or literary writing). Level is the word's real difficulty on the CEFR scale, from A1 to C2.

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